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Alicia Monson, Northern Arizona Men Repeat at Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational; Edwin Kurgat, Arkansas Women Also Roll to Wins

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Monson becomes first female athlete in meet history to secure back-to-back titles, with Northern Arizona men securing fourth straight title; Iowa State’s Kurgat and Arkansas women impressive in convincing victories against elite national fields

By Erik Boal, DyeStat Editor

MADISON, Wisc. – Alicia Monson and the Northern Arizona men’s team added to their impressive championship legacies Friday at the 11th annual Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational.

Edwin Kurgat and the Arkansas women’s team continued to demonstrate why they are leading contenders for NCAA Division 1 titles in November.

Monson, a Wisconsin senior, became the first female athlete in meet history to win back-to-back 6-kilometer championship races, clocking 19 minutes, 39.3 seconds at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course.

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Kurgat, an Iowa State senior, finished second last year behind Wisconsin’s Morgan McDonald when the Badgers swept both individual titles. But Kurgat helped Iowa State become only the second school in meet history to produce both men’s and women’s individual winners, prevailing in the 8-kilometer championship race in 23:29.4 to join Crystal Nelson in 2014 in securing victories for the Cyclones.

Behind Kurgat, Northern Arizona placed three athletes in the top nine and all five scorers among the first 21 finishers to capture a fourth consecutive Nuttycombe title and fifth overall with a 59-133 victory over Stanford.

Arkansas showcased strong depth as well, with four athletes finishing in the top nine and its fifth scorer in the top 40 to earn a 62-98 win over Stanford.

Monson joined Arizona’s Lawi Lalang (2011-12) and Syracuse’s Justyn Knight (2016-17) as the only two-time individual champions in meet history, pulling away from New Mexico’s Weini Kelati (19:48.6) in the final 2 kilometers to rebound from a 12-second setback in their last meeting Oct. 4 at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational.

Taylor Werner (19:52.2) was third, Katie Izzo (19:59.4) took fifth, Devin Clark (20:05.08) secured seventh and Carina Viljoen (20:09.8) placed eighth for Arkansas, which had Lauren Gregory (20:37.5) finish 38th.

Fiona O’Keeffe (19:55.4) placed fourth, Ella Donaghu (20:04.7) finished sixth and Jessica Lawson (20:11.4) was 12th for Stanford, which had Jordan Oakes (20:33.5) take 30th and Julia Heymach (20:44.1) grab 46th.

Arkansas had only prevailed by a 49-54 margin over Stanford in a 5-kilometer race in their previous matchup Sept. 21 at the John McNichols Invitational at LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind., site of this year’s NCAA Division 1 Championship meet.

North Carolina State (203), Wisconsin (217) and Michigan State (219) rounded out the top five in the women’s championship race. Elly Henes (20:13.7) placed 14th for North Carolina State, which had all five scorers in the top 75.

Northern Arizona had all five scorers in the top 12 through 6 kilometers, but held on during the final push, when Kurgat stretched his lead over the field and Wisconsin senior Oliver Hoare made an impressive surge to place second in 23:39.1.

Stanford had Alex Ostberg (23:41.4) and Thomas Ratcliffe (23:41.5) finish third and fourth, but Northern Arizona countered with Luis Grijalva (23:43.2) in fifth, Geordie Beamish (23:48.5) placing eighth and Abdihamid Nur (23:48.6) taking ninth. Theo Quax (23:56.7) was 16th and Drew Bosley (23:59.4) secured 21st for the Lumberjacks, who only prevailed by a 20-point margin Sept. 21 over Stanford in their first meeting at the John McNichols Invitational.

Despite Kurgat’s victory, Tulsa (175) edged Iowa State (180) for third place, with UCLA (219) finishing fifth, led by a sixth-place effort from Robert Brandt (23:44.1). Peter Lynch (23:56.1) took 14th for Tulsa, which had all five scorers in the top 40.

Arkansas fifth-year senior Cameron Griffith, competing unattached, won the men’s open 8-kilometer race in 24:02.5. Northern Arizona had five more athletes finish in the top 45 to prevail over Michigan by a 57-63 margin.

Minnesota twins Bethany Hasz (20:39) and Megan Hasz (20:40.2), competing unattached, took the top two spots in the women’s 6-kilometer open race. Michigan State had five scorers in the top 12 to triumph with 18 points.



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